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Seahawks general manager John Schneider spoke with Mitch Levy on Sports Radio 950 KJR this morning. The (mostly) full transcript of what Schneider said is below, but here are a couple highlights: — Schneider said the Patriots “exploited” some matchups in the Seahawks’ secondary after Seattle lost cornerback Jeremy Lane to injury. —As far as a hometown…

Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has lost his appeal to have his $100,000 fine rescinded for not talking to the media, as first reported today by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Lynch was fined in the middle of the season for not speaking to the media. That fine cost him $50,000. That then also compelled the league to…

RENTON — Seahawks defensive tackle Jordan Hill won’t play this week against the Panthers, coach Pete Carroll said, and it sounds like Hill may be out for longer than just this game. UPDATED — As you can see on blogs posted after this, the team has since announced that Hill is going on IR and…

RENTON — Seahawks offensive tackle Russell Okung is likely out this week against the Cardinals with a bruised lung, although coach Pete Carroll didn’t completely rule out the idea of Okung playing in Arizona. Okung took a big hit on the final play in the first half of Sunday’s game after Russell Wilson threw an interception….

Tight end Cooper Helfet and cornerback Jeremy Lane, two Seahawks who have been day-to-day all week, didn’t practice on Thursday. Coach Pete Carroll said earlier in the week that Lane was really close to playing last Thursday against the 49ers and that Lane should play this Sunday against the Eagles. Carroll also said Helfet likely…

The Seahawks placed linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis on Injured Reserve last week, ending his season, and in his place signed former Colts cornerback Louchez Purifoy. But Purifoy’s signing was pending a physical, and coach Pete Carroll revealed on Monday that Purifoy failed his physical, meaning he won’t play for the Seahawks. Pierre-Louis tweeted on Monday that he…

RENTON — Normally, pregame speeches are handled by defensive lineman Michael Bennett and quarterback Russell Wilson. But before Sunday’s game against Arizona, safety Kam Chancellor, one of the team’s more reserved leaders, took his turn for the first time. “It was probably the best one I’ve ever heard in my life,” linebacker K.J. Wright said. “Usually guys…

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll spoke with the media on Monday. First, before we get to some of the highlights, Carroll said he expects Marshawn Lynch to be able to play Thursday against the 49ers. Lynch has been dealing with nagging injuries for most of the season, and he had to sit out a few series…